STRENGTHS:

+ Contest work
+ Clean hands
+ Clearances
+ Endurance
+ Defensive work
+ Upside

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Aerial ability
- Composure

Parker's impact on-field first and foremost centres around the contest, with her inside game and strength clearly her modus operandi as to how she can seize control at the coalface. With a great first few steps out of the contest, she can break through tackles and thump the ball forward, or pick the right option by hand when exiting congestion.

While she can most definitely find the ball on the outside, her best work is done in extraction, working it from the inside to the spread. She does so thanks to her high-level endurance which as a bottom-ager she recorded a 16.05 yo-yo test in the preseason, ranking second at the Suns Academy at that point. When she is in dispute of the groundball, Parker utilises her frame and clean hands to firstly win the ball, then extract it well to a teammate, and her handball efficiency is among the highest going around.

While Parker's kicking efficiency is an area that can further improve alongside her composure when under pressure, she did show that in 2025 it was an area that had made strides. Granted, it was a small sample size, but the composure element seemed to be better than in previous years, with Parker more so backing herself to burst from a contest, break free and kick forward.

In terms of that efficiency element, Parker still makes good decisions by foot and is not a massive turnover player, but more just places the kicks in space or just short of the target, so it is refining that a little, particularly when at top speed or under pressure. With time and space she can hit those shorter kicks - or use her penetrating boot to thump the ball long to a dangerous spot.

Defensively, Parker shines. She is a high tackling player, and can both negate an opponent, as well as win the ball herself. The Suns Academy can be accountable around the stoppages, duck back into the defensive half, then surge forward and be an option to dispose of it inside 50. While not a huge scoreboard impactor - in fact she did not kick a goal for the Suns or Queensland across her nine games the past two seasons - Parker is the player who sets up others to do just that.

The other improvement Parker can make to her game - and something that she highlighted in the preseason - is her aerial ability. Not a renowned marker - which should not be a surprise given her inside presence and gamestyle - Parker can benefit from improving that element so when in space or tightly guarded, she can buy time and settle down the play on transition.

As a whole, Parker looms as one of those low-risk, high-reward players, likely for the Gold Coast Suns Academy. Given the amount of top-end talent the Suns have to manage, if Parker slides due to her injury, they will be licking their lips. With her dedication to recovery and desire to get back out there, expect Parker to be one of those players who might drift later in the draft, but will be far better than where she gets picked.